FNSI completed

I had a FuN night in with friends ... sewing along happily... and made this!

It's found in Patchwork & Stitching vol 12 #8 page 66 if you want the pattern.

I thought that by using black thread blanket stitched around the edge, star buttons & ric rac, it had a "country" feel to it... which I liked.

Thanks Heidi for inviting me to spend some of my Friday night with YOU and your friends at Friday Night Sew In. To see what other "friends" got up to... go HERE.

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To see what "The GiRLs" got up to ~

click HERE >>>

Santa's Village UpDatE

I added a small block to the finished box. Well perhaps NOT finished completely but it only needs the "sign" embroidered and then trimming to size when it's ready to go into the quilt. This is block 5 for me.
This block is called "Welcome to the North Pole" on page 22 of the Piece o' Cake designs book. It has been made using the fusible method and machine appliqued using blanket stitch around edges.

It actually feels good to be up to date on this QAL !

Visit Val Spiers' blog HERE... and check out the other participants listed on her sidebar...

ViSiToRs

Guess who is staying at my home...?

CLICK here to find out!

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All emails have gone out with partners details in the
CHRISTMAS IN JULY swap.

If you didn't receive yours... please contact me.

Boo

I know I'm a bit early... but I just wanted to play with fabric yesterday and make something FuN!

I've had a HaLLoWeeN runner on my PhD list... so I killed two birds with the one project... so to speak... by making this small runner. It measures 15in x 30in and fits perfectly on my entry table. I hope I don't see the spider that made THAT web though...lol

Now it will get tucked away until October...
but I'll be ready for when the 31st comes around!

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Also... The CHRISTMAS in JULY swap has now CLOSED.
Please check that YOUR name is on the sidebar.
I'll get partners out to you ... ASAP.
EnJoY.

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USO ~Unstarted Object
STASH  ~Special Treasures All Secretly Hidden (!!!)
SABLE  ~Stash Accumulation Beyond Life Expectancy

WOMBAT ~Waste Of Money Batting And Time

the following is NOT for the faint hearted...

FART ~Fabric Acquisition Road Trip ( so can we call previous trips Old farts???)

Morning Tea

We meet once a month... on a Friday... for a chat and a get-together.
This has been happening for around 20 years. We've all been friends since our children were at primary school together. Now another generation has been added as one of the "children" now brings her 2 babies along!

This month we added "The Biggest Morning Tea" banner & collected donations for Cancer research.

 These are just a few of the 15 GIrLs... in our Morning Tea group.

It's a hOOt

Or perhaps I should say... Who gives two hoots... lol
This "HooT HooT Cushion" was one that I spied in my LQS and fell in LoVe with it... so I came home and made it!
Love the bright colours and it should be great in a little GiRLs room one day...
For now though... it's been added to the NaNNA ChesT...

This cushion took a 20 inch insert.

Just a reminder that the CHRISTMAS in JULY 

swap closes in two (2) days... so if you want to play with us... 

you had better sign up before Wednesday. 

To read all the details and info click HERE... 

or you can just sign up on this post.

Sent With LoVe

I received a beautiful little BLanKeT of LoVe from Linda all the way from France. Linda is off travelling right now so I wish her safe roads and sunny skies. Thanks Linda for another wonderful and generous donation to this project.
To see more of Linda's quilt go HERE to the BLanKeTs of LoVe blog.

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Mr postman delivered a WIN I had over at Quilting Chemist recently.
Danette sent me this wonderful pattern for a PiN KeeP. Wasn't I the lucky one. THanKS Danette... I'm looking forward to playing with this little lady!

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And to ALL the

 MoTHers... MoTHers-to-be... 

MoTHer-in-laws... Step MoTHers... 

and yes even GRanDMoTHers...

I wish you all a lovely day filled with love on SUNDAY !

Some of us no longer have our mothers with us... 

I thought I'd share this with them...

You were my mother and my friend,

Which was unusual.

Somehow our characters still blend:

Your wisdom and my will.

I turned, and you were there for me;

I spoke, you understood.

I felt cared for, but also free;

You loved me, and I was good.

I'm fortunate that I was born

To someone just like you;

I love you still. Though you are gone,

You live in what I do.

See you all next week...